Stems from which string is prepared. - Specimen details

Stems from which string is prepared. - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 27109

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Plant Name 203.00 GNETACEAE Gnetum scandens Entry Book Number 5.1902
Artefact Name Stems from which string is prepared. Vernacular Name
Iso Country India TDWG Region India
Parts Held Stems from which string is prepared. Geography Description Andaman Islands
Uses Stems from which string is prepared.Use: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
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Notes: Label source: 65. Pi-lita. Gnetum edule from the fibre of which string is prepared and used almost exclusively by women, chiefly for the manufacture of hand fishing nets and sleeping mats. It is not sufficiently strong to serve as arrow fastening, though, used for this purpose.
Determinations:203.00 GNETACEAE Gnetum scandens Roxb.
    203.00 GNETACEAE Gnetum edule

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